Papex MCP Server

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @papexlabs/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@papexlabs/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@papexlabs/mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@papexlabs/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@papexlabs/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: PAPEX_DELEGATE_PRIVATE_KEY (Delegate key from Papex → Workspace → Connections (shown once). Needed for any grant. Stays on this computer.), PAPEX_RESEARCH_DRAFT_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows preparing private Hypothesis, Discovery and Publication drafts.), PAPEX_RESEARCH_DRAFT_ASSIST_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows reading selected private-draft context and proposing changes.), PAPEX_RECORD_ARTIFACT_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows proposing supporting artifacts into a private record version.), PAPEX_ARTIFACT_FILE_CUSTODY_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows uploading an explicitly selected file set into private quarantine.), PAPEX_SEAL_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows DELEGATE seals of selected local files or a draft fingerprint.), PAPEX_CHECKPOINT_GRANT_ID (Grant id that allows DELEGATE content checkpoints of a local directory.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.